Leo Li Chiang
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| Portrays: | tattooed pilot | ||||
| Date of Birth: | January 20, 1976 | ||||
| Date of Death: | Missing required parameter 1=month! , | ||||
| Age: | 49 | ||||
| Nationality: |  CAN
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Leo Li Chiang (born 20 January 1976 in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor and stuntman.
Chiang portrays an unnamed, tattooed pilot who appears frequently in the background in many episodes of the Re-imagined Series. He also played Osiris' Unnamed Marine in Blood and Chrome.
Early life
editChiang was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 20 January 1976.[1] Emigrating to Canada in 1979, Chiang grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia.[2]
Chiang found his love for the stage at a young age, volunteering with his parents for the Vancouver Chinese Opera.[1] However, it was much later in life, after years of juggling a professional career with his love of film work, that Chiang made the leap to pursue his passion full time.[1]
Career
editEarly work
editStarting out in stunts, Chiang has carved himself a niche as an actor who is capable of performing his own stunts and action.[1]
Chiang's early stunt work includes War (2007) with Jet Li and Jason Statham,[3] and an acting role as a Chinese Soldier in the disaster film 2012 (2009).[3]
Battlestar Galactica and television work
editChiang has had minor background roles in Eureka and Tin Man (with Re-imagined Series recurring guest star Callum Keith Rennie), and the feature film Elegy (2008). He also appears in many other television shows such as Psych, Reaper, Kaya, The L-Word and Bionic Woman (also featuring several prominent Battlestar actors). Furthermore, he has a recurring guest role in JPod.[4]
Major studio productions
editChiang worked as a stunt performer on several major Hollywood productions, including Deadpool 2 (2018),[3] Skyscraper (2018) with Dwayne Johnson, and Snake Eyes (2021).[3]
His stunt work also includes the Amazon Prime Video series The Man in the High Castle (2018-2019) and the long-running series Supernatural (2019), where he served as both stunt rigger and stunt performer.[3]
Recent work
editChiang has continued to work prolifically in both acting and stunt roles in Vancouver-based productions. His recent acting credits include:
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) as Monk Thet[3]
- The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) as Tamerlane's Bodyguard[3]
- Superman & Lois (2023) as Gavin Park[5]
- The Good Doctor (2023) as Security Guard[3]
- Fire Country (2024) as C.O.[3]
- Tracker (2025) as Guard Two[3]
- Invasion (2025) as Agent Gant[3]
- Tron: Ares (2025) as Dillinger Security #2[3]
DC Universe roles
editChiang has appeared in multiple Arrowverse productions, portraying:
- A supermax guard in Arrow
- A yakuza baddie in The Flash
- A triad member in DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- An orderly in Batwoman[5]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leo Chiang (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (9 January 2020). Retrieved on 15 December 2025.
- ↑ BSG.CZ Exclusive interview with Leo Li Chiang (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 3 March 2007.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Leo Chiang - Credits (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (9 January 2020). Retrieved on 15 December 2025.
- ↑ Leo Chiang dot com - A Quick Update (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 15 December 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leo Chiang (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (29 October 2024). Retrieved on 15 December 2025.